[BULK] Re: [WebDNA] How to test email validity?

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2011


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 107078
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This is a pretty solid solution, since most subscription servi= ces require a confirmation and users will be familiar with it, not annoyed or= confused.

To clean up your existing DB, you could an email asking people to confirm their current email, or to confirm their interest; this= is also not unusual. I get such notices from time to time and don't mind.

One trick is to em= bed an image link that hits your server, with code in it to identify the = user. I haven't done this myself, but it's also a way to know someone opened your= email. (I'm pretty sure email harvesters use this ploy.) This would pick= up good addresses even if they don't confirm back. Maybe someone smarter tha= n me can chime in here on how to gather this info without manually search= ing server logs.

And fin= ally, do you not get the postmaster mail for bounces, unknowns, etc.?
Terry

On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:28:23 +0200
Banahan <banahan.l@gmail.c= om> wrote:
I think I will go for the email confirmation for the new subsc= ribers.
But I shall find a way to clean up my actual DB...

&g= t; ------------------------------------------------------------------------<= br>>
> Terry Nair <mailto:terrynair@prism4u.com>
> = 27 juillet 2011 15:17
>
>
> How about sending the new subs= criber a 'confirmation' email when they
>subscribe. The conformati= on email requires the new subscriber to click
>on a link which will c= onfirm their subscription. This will also verify
>their email addr= ess and ensure a legit application. Easy to have an
>open database tha= t waits for confirmation reply ....if nothing comes
>back, the database is purged of all pending subscription.
>
> Cheers TD= n
>
> *From:*Banahan [mailto:banahan.l@gmail.com]
> *Se= nt:* Wednesday, July 27, 2011 19:33
> *To:* talk@webdna.us
> *Subj= ect:* Re: [WebDNA] How to test email validity?
>
> Thanks Tom= , I already tested that one...
> I would like to have something running= on the server so that I could
>also test the email address when people subscribe.
> Lawrence
>
>
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> Banahan <mailto:banahan.l@gmail.com>
> 27 juillet 2011 13:33
><= br>>
> Thanks Tom, I already tested that one...
> I would = like to have something running on the server so that I could
>also test= the email address when people subscribe.
> Lawrence
>
>= ; ------------------------------------------------------------------------<= br>>
> Tom Duke <mailto:tom@revolutionaries.ie>
> 2= 7 juillet 2011 13:29
>
>
> Lawrence,
>
> Hi -= no idea how well this works - my gut feeling is that most new
>em= ail servers will not respond to software like this as a spam
>avoidanc= e measure - but you could give it a try
>
> http://www.maxprog.com/site/software/internet-marketing/email-verifier_sh= eet_us.php
>
> - Tom
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&= gt;. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives:
>http://mail.webdna.us/list/t= alk@webdna.us Bug Reporting:
>support@webdna.us
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<= br>>
> Banahan <mailto:banahan.l@gmail.com>
> 27 juillet 2011 13:16
>
>
> Hi,
> I have a newslette= r send to over 30 000 addresses.
> This database has been set-up ov= er the last 10 years. There is
>certainly thousands of addresses who = are dead.
> So I'm trying to find a way to test email addresses.
> Up to now, I have tested the valid domains, but I'm su= re I shall be
>able to go further, but I don't know how...
>
> I'm testing if I get a response from the server, b= ut I don't know how
>to get an answer from a SMTP server.
> [showif [TCPConnect host=3D[dom]][TCPSend]GET /
>HTTP/1.0[UnURL]%0= D%0A%0D%0A[/UnURL][/TCPSend][/TCPConnect]^OK]OK[/showif]
>
> = Thanks fort Help
> Lawrence
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This is a pretty solid solution, since most subscription servi= ces require a confirmation and users will be familiar with it, not annoyed or= confused.

To clean up your existing DB, you could an email asking people to confirm their current email, or to confirm their interest; this= is also not unusual. I get such notices from time to time and don't mind.

One trick is to em= bed an image link that hits your server, with code in it to identify the = user. I haven't done this myself, but it's also a way to know someone opened your= email. (I'm pretty sure email harvesters use this ploy.) This would pick= up good addresses even if they don't confirm back. Maybe someone smarter tha= n me can chime in here on how to gather this info without manually search= ing server logs.

And fin= ally, do you not get the postmaster mail for bounces, unknowns, etc.?
Terry

On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:28:23 +0200
Banahan <banahan.l@gmail.c= om> wrote:
I think I will go for the email confirmation for the new subsc= ribers.
But I shall find a way to clean up my actual DB...

&g= t; ------------------------------------------------------------------------<= br>>
> Terry Nair <mailto:terrynair@prism4u.com>
> = 27 juillet 2011 15:17
>
>
> How about sending the new subs= criber a 'confirmation' email when they
>subscribe. The conformati= on email requires the new subscriber to click
>on a link which will c= onfirm their subscription. This will also verify
>their email addr= ess and ensure a legit application. Easy to have an
>open database tha= t waits for confirmation reply ....if nothing comes
>back, the database is purged of all pending subscription.
>
> Cheers TD= n
>
> *From:*Banahan [mailto:banahan.l@gmail.com]
> *Se= nt:* Wednesday, July 27, 2011 19:33
> *To:* talk@webdna.us
> *Subj= ect:* Re: [WebDNA] How to test email validity?
>
> Thanks Tom= , I already tested that one...
> I would like to have something running= on the server so that I could
>also test the email address when people subscribe.
> Lawrence
>
>
> --------------= ------------------------------------------- This
>message is sent = to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
>. To unsubscri= be, E-mail to: archives:
>http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.u= s Bug Reporting:
>support@webdna.us
> ------------------------= ------------------------------------------------
>
> Banahan <mailto:banahan.l@gmail.com>
> 27 juillet 2011 13:33
><= br>>
> Thanks Tom, I already tested that one...
> I would = like to have something running on the server so that I could
>also test= the email address when people subscribe.
> Lawrence
>
>= ; ------------------------------------------------------------------------<= br>>
> Tom Duke <mailto:tom@revolutionaries.ie>
> 2= 7 juillet 2011 13:29
>
>
> Lawrence,
>
> Hi -= no idea how well this works - my gut feeling is that most new
>em= ail servers will not respond to software like this as a spam
>avoidanc= e measure - but you could give it a try
>
> http://www.maxprog.com/site/software/internet-marketing/email-verifier_sh= eet_us.php
>
> - Tom
> --------------------------------------------------------- This
>me= ssage is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
&= gt;. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives:
>http://mail.webdna.us/list/t= alk@webdna.us Bug Reporting:
>support@webdna.us
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<= br>>
> Banahan <mailto:banahan.l@gmail.com>
> 27 juillet 2011 13:16
>
>
> Hi,
> I have a newslette= r send to over 30 000 addresses.
> This database has been set-up ov= er the last 10 years. There is
>certainly thousands of addresses who = are dead.
> So I'm trying to find a way to test email addresses.
> Up to now, I have tested the valid domains, but I'm su= re I shall be
>able to go further, but I don't know how...
>
> I'm testing if I get a response from the server, b= ut I don't know how
>to get an answer from a SMTP server.
> [showif [TCPConnect host=3D[dom]][tcpsend]GET /
>HTTP/1.0[unurl]%0= D%0A%0D%0A[/UnURL][/TCPSend][/TCPConnect]^OK]OK[/showif]
>
> = Thanks fort Help
> Lawrence
"Terry Wilson"

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